Hybrid/Remote GCED Job Trends

GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for GCED qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 561
Rank change year-on-year - - +300
Permanent jobs citing GCED 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option - - 0.007%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £102,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £105,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +31.25%
75th Percentile - - £107,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £96,250 £70,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year +37.50% -33.33% +31.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

GCED falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,000 7,321 8,073
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.40% 28.23% 28.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2,431 3,484 5,189
10th Percentile £29,750 £33,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,074 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% -2.17% +2.37%
75th Percentile £76,075 £74,144 £77,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

GCED
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing GCED as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GCED trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

GCED
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing GCED.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing GCED